Risk of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in travellers to areas of high tuberculosis endemicity

…, PJHJ van Gerven, RPM van Kessel, MEA Mensen - The Lancet, 2000 - thelancet.com
… PPD of M scrofulaceum in Tween-80). M tuberculosis infection was defined as a post-travel
M … -test result of at least 10 mm that was 3 mm or more larger than the M scrofulaceum result. …

Predictive value for progression to tuberculosis by IGRA and TST in immigrant contacts

SV Kik, WPJ Franken, M Mensen… - European …, 2010 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The authors determined the positive predictive value (PPV) for progression to tuberculosis (TB)
of two interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs), QuantiFERON-TB® Gold In-tube (QFT-GIT) …

Hepatotoxicity of rifampin-pyrazinamide and isoniazid preventive therapy and tuberculosis treatment

…, S Keizer, M Borgdorff, M Mensen… - Clinical infectious …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Background. Severe liver injury has been attributed to preventive treatment of latent
tuberculosis infection with a 2-month course of rifampin-pyrazinamide. Methods. A retrospective …

Does functional diversity increase effectiveness of community care teams? The moderating role of shared vision, interaction frequency, and team reflexivity

J Hofhuis, M Mensen, LM ten Den… - Journal of applied …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
As interprofessional collaboration becomes more commonplace in health and social care,
both scholars and practitioners are searching for ways to make the most out of functionally …

Risk of travelling to the country of origin for tuberculosis among immigrants living in a low-incidence country

…, M Mensen, M Beltman, M Gijsberts… - … of tuberculosis and …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
SETTING: Two thirds of tuberculosis (TB) patients in the Netherlands are foreign-born.OBJECTIVE:
To determine if travelling to the country of origin is a risk factor for TB among two …

Added value of interferon-gamma release assays in screening for tuberculous infection in the Netherlands

…, M Alink, N Oudshoorn, M Mensen… - … of Tuberculosis and …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
BACKGROUND: Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) are reported to be more specific
for the diagnosis of latent tuberculous infection (LTBI) than the tuberculin skin test (TST). …

[HTML][HTML] Experiences and views of older people on their participation in a nurse-led health promotion intervention:“Community Health Consultation Offices for Seniors”

…, DS Madjdian, E de Vet, MWM Mensen… - PloS One, 2019 - journals.plos.org
… Even though I’m in pain, you know? I just dig for a while, and then I sit down for a while.
Hop… I’m thinking, ‘I’m going to do this,’ you know. Because that was also my goal. I’m thinking, ‘…

Interferon-gamma release assays in immigrant contacts and effect of remote exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis

…, WPJ Franken, SM Arend, M Mensen… - … of tuberculosis and …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between remote exposure to tuberculosis (TB) and
results of the tuberculin skin test (TST), and two interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs)—…

Association of tuberculin sensitivity in Dutch adults with history of travel to areas of with a high incidence of tuberculosis

…, RPM van Kessel, MEA Mensen - Clinical infectious …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
… The cases of tuberculin sensitivity in this study are likely to represent true latent infections
with M. tuberculosis. In immunocompetent persons, a reaction to PPD of ⩾10 mm is generally …

Tuberculin skin test reactions by time of reading among Dutch travellers

…, P Van Gerven, M Mensen - … of Tuberculosis and …, 2003 - ingentaconnect.com
… In 37 tests a different M. tuberculosis PPD was used. The analysis of the reactions to M. …
A post-travel test result for M. scrofulaceum sensitin was available for 591of 614 subjects. …